diff --git a/java/sdk_library.go b/java/sdk_library.go
index 355654f..e7e53a2 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library.go
@@ -3238,14 +3238,14 @@
 	if value == nil {
 		return ""
 	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf(`        %s=\"%s\"\n`, attrName, *value)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("        %s=\"%s\"\n", attrName, *value)
 }
 
 func formattedDependenciesAttribute(dependencies []string) string {
 	if dependencies == nil {
 		return ""
 	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf(`        dependency=\"%s\"\n`, strings.Join(dependencies, ":"))
+	return fmt.Sprintf("        dependency=\"%s\"\n", strings.Join(dependencies, ":"))
 }
 
 func (module *sdkLibraryXml) permissionsContents(ctx android.ModuleContext) string {
@@ -3262,28 +3262,28 @@
 	// similarly, min_device_sdk is only understood from T. So if a library is using that, we need to use the apex-library to make sure this library is not loaded before T
 	var libraryTag string
 	if module.properties.Min_device_sdk != nil {
-		libraryTag = `    <apex-library\n`
+		libraryTag = "    <apex-library\n"
 	} else {
-		libraryTag = `    <library\n`
+		libraryTag = "    <library\n"
 	}
 
 	return strings.Join([]string{
-		`<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>\n`,
-		`<!-- Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project\n`,
-		`\n`,
-		`    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the \"License\");\n`,
-		`    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.\n`,
-		`    You may obtain a copy of the License at\n`,
-		`\n`,
-		`        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0\n`,
-		`\n`,
-		`    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software\n`,
-		`    distributed under the License is distributed on an \"AS IS\" BASIS,\n`,
-		`    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.\n`,
-		`    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and\n`,
-		`    limitations under the License.\n`,
-		`-->\n`,
-		`<permissions>\n`,
+		"<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>\n",
+		"<!-- Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project\n",
+		"\n",
+		"    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the \"License\");\n",
+		"    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.\n",
+		"    You may obtain a copy of the License at\n",
+		"\n",
+		"        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0\n",
+		"\n",
+		"    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software\n",
+		"    distributed under the License is distributed on an \"AS IS\" BASIS,\n",
+		"    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.\n",
+		"    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and\n",
+		"    limitations under the License.\n",
+		"-->\n",
+		"<permissions>\n",
 		libraryTag,
 		libNameAttr,
 		filePathAttr,
@@ -3292,8 +3292,9 @@
 		minSdkAttr,
 		maxSdkAttr,
 		dependenciesAttr,
-		`    />\n`,
-		`</permissions>\n`}, "")
+		"    />\n",
+		"</permissions>\n",
+	}, "")
 }
 
 func (module *sdkLibraryXml) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
@@ -3305,12 +3306,7 @@
 	xmlContent := module.permissionsContents(ctx)
 
 	module.outputFilePath = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, libName+".xml").OutputPath
-	rule := android.NewRuleBuilder(pctx, ctx)
-	rule.Command().
-		Text("/bin/bash -c \"echo -e '" + xmlContent + "'\" > ").
-		Output(module.outputFilePath)
-
-	rule.Build("java_sdk_xml", "Permission XML")
+	android.WriteFileRuleVerbatim(ctx, module.outputFilePath, xmlContent)
 
 	module.installDirPath = android.PathForModuleInstall(ctx, "etc", module.SubDir())
 }